Books with author George Agnew Chamberlain

Excerpt from The Stranger at the FeastHe was looking for a certain name. It was not to be his first visit of the morning by any means. He had already called on three of the largest importing firms and learned the absolute futility of a beggar in search of a king's ransom. The merchants he managed to see merely glanced at him, and promptly measured the goods he had to sell by his need instead of at their value. He was not angry. A horse ridden by a well-dressed man with his pockets full of money is worth twice - nay, ten times - as much as the same horse ridden by a starving tatterdemalion with a tongue black from thirst. It was an unpleasant truth, but its hoary age demanded respect.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Indian summer afternoon of not very long ago Red Hill drowsed through the fleeting hours as though not only time but mills, machinery and railways were made for slaves. Hemmed in by the breathing silences of scattered woods, open fields and the far reaches of misty space, it seemed to forget that the traveler, studying New England at the opening of the twentieth century through the windows of a hurrying train, might sigh for a vanished ideal and concede the universal triumph of a commercial age. For such a oneR ed Hill held locked a message, and the key to the lock was the message itself: Turn your back on the paralleled rivers and railroads and plunge into the byways that lead into the eternal hills and you will find the world that was and still is. Let such a traveler but follow a lane that leads up through willow and elderberry, sassafras, laurel, wild cherry and twining clematis; a lane aligned with slender wood-maples, hickory and mountain-ash and flanked where it gains the open with scattered juniper and oak, and he will come out at last on the scenes of a countrys(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

Miss Madge Van T., who was sitting in a huge leathern chair half facing the fire in the open grate, one leg very much under her, the other waving a satin-and-silk combination of foot and ankle in distracting accompaniment to her disturbing speech. Bobby, said Miss Van T., you are darned good-looking; you re strong, straight, and a gentleman; there are times when you are wholly adorable, but, nevertheless, Im not going to the show with you to-night, or to the opera to-morrow, or anywhere any more. There, there, dear boy; you dont have to say anything. You have one of those faces that is absolutely beyond the aid of a vocal organ. It says everything that is in your heart of gold before your brain has time to tinkle a bell.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

Excerpt from Not All the King's Horses: A NovelThey too are an integral part of the encircling barrier for there is a mean to human vision beyond which perspective gives way to the hunger Of the eye to crowd all it can embrace along the even limit of its reach. Beneath their snowy heights there is a saddle, a gap, almost a break in the mountainous rim and toward this pass a highway shoots straight as an arrow along the level plain only to twist and turn and writhe as it strikes the ramp and rises steep and steeper for the leap that will carry it up, over and down.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Stranger at the Feast He was looking for a certain name. It was not to be his first visit of the morning by any means. He had already called on three of the largest importing firms and learned the absolute futility of a beggar in search of a king's ransom. The merchants he managed to see merely glanced at him, and promptly measured the goods he had to sell by his need instead of at their value. He was not angry. A horse ridden by a well-dressed man with his pockets full of money is worth twice - nay, ten times - as much as the same horse ridden by a starving tatterdemalion with a tongue black from thirst. It was an unpleasant truth, but its hoary age demanded respect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!